Don Hall (filmmaker)
Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American film director, voice actor and screenwriter at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is known for co-directing Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014),[1] Moana (2016), and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). Big Hero 6 won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015. Hall made his solo directorial debut in 2022 with Strange World.[2]
Don Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Donald Lee Hall March 8, 1969 Glenwood, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, voice actor, screenwriter |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1999–present) |
| Notable work | |
Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.
Filmography
Feature films
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Head of/ Story Supervisor |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes | |||
| 1999 | Tarzan | No | No | No | Yes | No | |||
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Additional Story Material | ||
| 2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | ||
| 2005 | Chicken Little | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Character Designer | ||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | No | Screenplay | Yes | No | Yes | Coach/Gaston Framagucci | ||
| 2008 | Bolt | No | No | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks | ||
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Darnell | Artistic Supervisor - Story | |
| 2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | No | No | Disney Story Trust - uncredited [3] | ||
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Yes | Story | No | No | No | |||
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 2013 | Frozen | No | No | No | No | No | |||
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | ||
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| Moana | Co-Director | Story | No | No | Yes | ||||
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | |||
| 2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Yes | Story | No | No | Yes | |||
| Encanto | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||||
| 2022 | Strange World | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |||
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer |
Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Gone Fishing | Co-Director | No | No | [4] |
| 2022 | Baymax! | No | Yes | Yes | Disney+ Original Short Films |
Awards and nominations
Won
- (2015) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
Nominations
- (2008) – Annie Award for Storyboarding in an Feature Production for Meet the Robinsons
- (2012) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Winnie the Pooh
- (2012) – Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
- (2012) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Winnie the Pooh
- (2015) – Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – Cinema Bloggers Award, Portugal for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – Crítici de Cinema Online Portugueses Award for Best Animated Film for Big Hero 6
- (2015) – Gold Derby Award for Animated Feature for Big Hero 6
- (2017) – Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Animated Film for Moana
- (2022) – Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Raya and the Last Dragon
References
- Giardina, Carolyn (December 31, 2013). "Chris Williams to Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- Rubin, Rebecca (December 9, 2021). "Disney Unveils Animated Movie 'Strange World' With Thanksgiving 2022 Release Date". Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- Wolfe, Jennifer (January 13, 2017). "'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7". Animation World Network. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
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